English for Academic Purposes Program

ELS Language Centers

English for Academic Purposes Program

About the program

The English for Academic Purposes Program is for international students who want to attend a college or university abroad, including students who wish to apply for conditional admission to any of ELS's 650+ partner institutions. If learning English for college or university study abroad is your goal, the intensive ELS English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program can help prepare you for success in an academic setting. Morning classes are dedicated to Structure and Speaking Practice or Language Studies, Vocabulary Enrichment (in levels 101-109) or Skills Enhancement Classes (in Masters levels), and a lesson in the Language Technology Center. Afternoon classes are dedicated to Reading and Writing.

Successful completion of Level 112 of the EAP English program earns you a Certificate of Completion that is accepted by ELS's 650+ college and university partners as proof of the English proficiency needed for admission. Many two-year partner colleges will accept Level 109.

Space in Masters classes permitting, if you successfully complete EAP English Level 112 and wish to continue to study the Master's curriculum, you may pursue three additional modules of Masters content for additional challenge and growth.

Skills Enhancement Classes: Exact courses offered at each location may vary, but Skills Enhancement Classes may be dedicated to subjects such as American Idioms, American Film, Current Events, and American Culture

Applied Learning: In the United States, Contact America! allows you to meet with native English-speakers, practice conversing while using real-world English, and listen to guest lecturers

Levels

ELS offers 12 proficiency levels (Beginner to Masters), as well as placement testing to determine the level that best fits your abilities. At the end of every four-week session, if you successfully meet your level's requirements, you will move up to the next level. As you progress through the levels, your courses build upon the skills you learned in the lower levels and become more complex.

BEGINNER -Levels 101/102/103

Communicates at a basic level in everyday situations

Understands English when spoken to slowly and clearly

Understands a few words and phrases

Responds to simple questions and directions

INTERMEDIATE -Levels 104/105/106

Communicates facts and opinions

Discusses and argues in a culturally acceptable way

Understands most questions and statements at normal speaking speed

Carries on conversations with native speakers

Uses English to shop, order food in restaurants and ask for directions

Option on Completion

Enroll in the Complete Prep Program for the TOEFL iBT® or Business English Program (available at select Centers)

ADVANCED -Levels 107/108/109

Communicates effectively in most social situations

Understands a wide range of idioms

Maintains extended conversations with native speakers

Uses English with growing accuracy and fluency, including reading and writing

Participates fully in most conversations

Option on Completion

Enroll concurrently in some host university courses

Enter a two-year college

Begin a University Certificate Program at participating ELS locations

MASTERS -Levels 110/111/112

Speaks and understands English with ease

Reads and writes with sufficient proficiency to satisfy professional and university requirements